Exploring Suicidal Ambivalence (Hardcover)

Rene Baston

ISBN 10: 1041017480 / ISBN 13: 9781041017486

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2025

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Hardcover. This volume offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary exploration of ambivalence in suicidal agency, a phenomenon that, despite its significance in clinical psychology, remains under-conceptualized.Philosophers debate what ambivalence amounts to and whether ambivalence undermines practical rationality and agency, yet this discourse has rarely been applied to suicidal ambivalence. This volume examines the structural features of ambivalence in suicidal individuals, focusing, among other things, on the conflicting desires to end one's life versus the desire to live. By analyzing these opposing mental states, it clarifies the psychological and philosophical dimensions of ambivalence and its impact on the transition from suicidal ideation to action. Additionally, it critically evaluates whether ambivalence reflects diminished rationality and whether suicidal ambivalence potentially justifies paternalistic interventions. Bridging psychology and philosophy, this volume provides a nuanced understanding of ambivalence in suicidal agency, with significant implications for clinical practice and ethical decision-making.Exploring Suicidal Ambivalence will appeal to researchers and graduate students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, clinical psychology, medical ethics, and psychiatry. This volume offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary exploration of ambivalence in suicidal agency, a phenomenon that, despite its significance in clinical psychology, remains under-conceptualized. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring Suicidal Ambivalence (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1041017480
• ISBN 13: 9781041017486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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This volume offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary exploration of ambivalence in suicidal agency, a phenomenon that, despite its significance in clinical psychology, remains under-conceptualized.

Philosophers debate what ambivalence amounts to and whether ambivalence undermines practical rationality and agency, yet this discourse has rarely been applied to suicidal ambivalence. This volume examines the structural features of ambivalence in suicidal individuals, focusing, among other things, on the conflicting desires to end one's life versus the desire to live. By analyzing these opposing mental states, it clarifies the psychological and philosophical dimensions of ambivalence and its impact on the transition from suicidal ideation to action. Additionally, it critically evaluates whether ambivalence reflects diminished rationality and whether suicidal ambivalence potentially justifies paternalistic interventions. Bridging psychology and philosophy, this volume provides a nuanced understanding of ambivalence in suicidal agency, with significant implications for clinical practice and ethical decision-making.

Exploring Suicidal Ambivalence will appeal to researchers and graduate students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, clinical psychology, medical ethics, and psychiatry.

About the Author

René Baston is a research fellow at TU Dortmund. He has held positions in Bochum, Düsseldorf, Arizona, Edinburgh, and Boulder. His research focuses on philosophy of mind and psychology, especially suicidology. His dissertation was published as Implizite Vorurteile – Wie unbewusster Rassismus unser Denken begleitet (2020).

Martin Weichold is Lecturer in Practical Philosophy at TU Dresden. He previously researched at Göttingen, Berkeley, Vienna, and Regensburg. His work explores links between philosophy of psychology and ethics. His book publications include Zwischen Reflex und Reflexion (2015) and The Autonomous Individual: A Praxeological Enactivist Account (2024).